Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Us iraq embassy

BAGHDAD — Less than two months after American troops left, the State Department is preparing to slash by as much as half the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.

(New York Times)

Jim Jeffrey as the next U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. The State Department announced Monday that it is withdrawing Ford and other U.S. government personnel from Syria and suspending operations of the U.S. Embassy in Syria amid worsening violence there.

(YAHOO!)

According to a report in The New York Times, the State Department has been using a small number of unarmed drones to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, our consulates and personnel.

(Hattiesburg American)

But US President Barack Obama spoke about surveillance drones in Iraq during an online event on Monday, indicating that they may already be in use.

(Google)

The State Department is planning to cut the diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq by as much as half, the New York Times reports. A spokesman for the U.S.

(Stars and Stripes)

The U.S. has closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador Syria to change its often anti-American policies regarding Israel, Lebanon and Iraq, and to drop its support for extremist groups.

(AP - msnbc.com)

According to a report in The New York Times, the State Department has been using a small number of unarmed drones to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, our consulates and personnel.

(Leaf Chronicle)

We'll partner with an Iraq that contributes to regional security and peace lacks the resources the military can bring to the task. Sure enough, the U.S.

(Commentary Magazine)

The State Department is preparing to downsize U.S. diplomatic presence in Iraq by half As part of the cuts the embassy is hiring Iraqi staff and purchasing more local goods.